Breakdown of Czy staramy się o podwyżkę, czy o lepsze warunki?
czy
or (in alternative questions)
lepszy
better
warunek
condition
podwyżka
pay rise
starać się o
to strive for
Questions & Answers about Czy staramy się o podwyżkę, czy o lepsze warunki?
Why do we use o after staramy się?
The verb starać się (to strive, to try to get) pairs with the preposition o to express the goal or object you are trying to achieve. When used this way, o must be followed by the Accusative case.
How does the Accusative case affect the word podwyżkę?
The dictionary form is the feminine noun podwyżka (pay rise). Because it follows o for an objective, it takes the Accusative case, changing the final -a to -ę.
If o requires the Accusative case, why doesn't lepsze warunki change its ending?
It is actually in the Accusative case! The phrase lepsze warunki (better conditions) is plural and does not refer to a group of men. For such plural nouns and adjectives, the Accusative form is identical to the Nominative (dictionary) form.
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